The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-08
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THE. aSPLITn SHILLING.


| DY A. D. BAILIE. aaa .N)3
My grandfather told me this true story
he was IN army officer 0. "the Of
gchool," aud many years ago waa statlone
In command Of a garrison In this clt
New York.
His family was with him, and tho OIL
Colonel had plenty Of time to attend t
domestic as well no military discipline.
In the household brigade was q bright
quick, pretty Irish maid, Ellen Malone
especially detailed for duty attendant o,
the wants Of my youthful Aunt Rita.
The girl WAC 4 general favotite and wei
deserved all the kind words and iselin,
bestowed upon her. f.
A certain Sergeant, noted for his trim
"set up" and more than average intelli
gence and education, was COON attlac.et
TO the pretty Ellen, and 1t was plain tina
hia attentions were by no means distasts
full. 'lFNa33 '5a @TTI.
Darcy Boyle, IS he called himself, was q
model soldier Of tho type OF 'a'cock your
cap, carry q cane, slap your leg, and wink
a. the GIRLS" and being also as efficient fol
service land he had proven he Ias)-as
for ornsment-ths fellow had grown In
grace with bis Colonel, who dearly loved
SNAP" In soldier and who also suspect.
ed that Boyle was the wild goat OF some
good family from over the water. NJ
SO when the courlehip OF tho iashipg
sergeant and blooming Ellen was mnde
plain to, the eyes OF tho old chief, he
ohuckled at first over the thought Of the
Zine pair" they woald make, then be.
came serioua as he thought Of the wide
difference in their respective statione In
lie, providing Boyle wha actually what no
believed him to be. a,,1l. sz5l''sf.
He knew he had no right to intorpose
bis authority, atill he would have done 60
without hehtstion had he not been well
aware that auch interference would only
make each Of the lovers more determined,
and bring matters 10 u climax at once,
while, by waiting, something might occur
10 break of the friendship, or 1t might die
out from its own ilsms.
So tho Colonel said nothing, but having
little else to do, he watched and worried.
Boyle seemed to be earnestly, entirely
sincere, and as to the girl, 1t was plain she
had surrendered her whole heart to the
man and gloried In tho thought OF having
Won auch a prjzs.
My Aunt Rita. like most young women,
became internally Interested in the love
affair Of her maid, and, Influenced by The
gallant bearing and good looks OF the
sergeant, helped on the affair all in her
power.
So It wa1 not very long before, one fine
day, tho young mistress and her attendant
made visit into the city, and, as 1t hap.
pened, Boyle obtained twenty.iorr houra'
leave ut tho Same time.
He and Ellen returned TO the garrison
man and wife, tied az tightly aud honeatly
as minister and witneeass and all legs,
authority could join them. @l ~
The colonel stormed at his daughter
and at the newly msrried pair; egore
Boyle should spend his wedding night IN
The guard.houss and Ellen be "eent pack.
kin" at once, and raised row generally
at first: then quieted down, called him
aelf IN "old fool" ior botheiing his head
about such matters and commented that
the pair should occupy a section OF the
headquarter building.
And go all went on as before; the man
attended to his duties, the girl continued
to serve my aunt, and for months il eee,n.
ed never to OCCUR TO the minds OF any that
such arrangement should ever suffer a
change.
But Boyle's term OF enlistment drew to
q close. 1t wss now certain that he vas
not enrolled under his true name, aud
also that he intended to leays the army, to
return to his family, and to make home
among them, in the old country, for his
girl vile.
This much Ellen confded to her young
mistress, but particulars, as to name, etc.
she would notRive. Darcy had forbidden
her to say more until the time came"
"But deed, MissiRita," tho girl aaid, u
know OF hle place and his people well not
far from where lcame it is, and fine peo-
pie they are; and that's all that ireta me,
fenrin' they'll be looking down on me-"
YOU'RE as good 80 the bsst Of them, let
them bs good as they may" my aunt
would assure her. and believing it, too.
5"ihaIs what Darcy says, Misa,,' Ellen
would reply proudly" but still my heart
nisglVes me.' ~ : s''
When the day OF Boyles discharge came
no was fully prepared to asart at once
across tho ocean. Ellen had begged him
10 leave her behind until he had arranged
matters with bis people and prepared the
way for her reception with true vel.
come. . .,,5lI..,lES NH. Z
!, At fret tho man positively -siussd ,
then | surRous tho thought Of enjoying
entlro freedom for time pleased him.
He consented with re9l mr. MANNING re)rct